Young Adult Literature and Censorship: A Content Analysis of Seventy-Eight Young Adult Books
Description:
The purpose of this study was to analyze a representative seventy-eight current young adult books to determine the extent to which they contain items which are objectionable to would-be censors. Seventy-eight books were identified which fit the criteria of popularity and literary quality. Content analysis was selected as the quantitative method of research. Each of the seventy-eight young adult books was analyzed for the six categories which were established through prior research. The six cate…
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Date:
December 1986
Creator:
Horton, Nancy Spence
Partner:
UNT Libraries